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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does Kenan hear just after his encounter with the man in the track suit?
(a) A rush of water.
(b) Music.
(c) An air-raid siren.
(d) A shrill scream.

2. What is the man holding in his hand when he asks Kenan if he has seen his terrier?
(a) A basket.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A partially burned leash.

3. In what decade of life were Raza and Kenan when they moved into their current apartment?
(a) Early twenties.
(b) Late teens.
(c) Late thirties.
(d) Early thirties.

4. For how many minutes does Arrow wait in Nermin Filopovic's office before he enters the room?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 30.

5. What make of car does the man in the track suit drive?
(a) BMW.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Porsche.
(d) Saab.

6. Kenan has seen how many people lined up to get water during a few of his previous trips?
(a) 300.
(b) 250.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

7. Dragan becomes upset when he sees that a cameraman is preparing to take pictures of which character's dead body?
(a) Amil.
(b) The hatless man.
(c) Emina.
(d) Amila.

8. Dragan has learned to wash his entire body with what amount of water?
(a) Half a liter.
(b) A pint.
(c) A gallon.
(d) A liter.

9. As a young girl, Arrow thought of which character as an enormous grasshopper?
(a) Kenan.
(b) Jovan.
(c) Slavko.
(d) The cellist.

10. When Kenan decides to use the crowd at the brewery to trick himself into thinking he is at a public gathering, what type does he imagine?
(a) An outdoor market.
(b) A concert.
(c) A bake sale.
(d) A carnival.

11. What action does the man in the track suit take when he notices Kenan?
(a) He laughs, gets into his car, and drives away.
(b) He pulls out a gun.
(c) He revs his engine and laughs.
(d) He calls the police.

12. Dragan and Emina are standing next to what kind of object when the reader rejoins them in Chapter Two?
(a) A concrete wall.
(b) A stack of pallets.
(c) A boxcar.
(d) A tram..

13. How many people are in line to procure water when Kenan arrives at the brewery with his eight containers?
(a) 200.
(b) 50.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

14. Hasan tells Arrow that he has brought her to their current location for what purpose?
(a) To give her a test.
(b) To kill her.
(c) To offer her a job.
(d) To assess her skills as a sniper.

15. Kenan becomes furious in Chapter Three when he realizes the true fate of which appliance he had sold very cheaply?
(a) A coffee pot.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A radio.
(d) A washing machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator shares that most citizens of Sarajevo now sleep in which rooms of their houses?

2. With what type of currency is Ismet paid for his work as a soldier in the army defending Sarajevo from the men on the hills?

3. For how many hours was Dragan's wife in labor with their son Davor?

4. How many shells fall in total while Kenan is at the brewery?

5. Kenan decides in Chapter Three that he never wants to be what sort of entity?

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